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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Giada Zampano and Sam McNeil

Trump tried to humiliate Italy’s far-right leader. Instead, he helped to unite Europe against him

President Donald Trump's confrontational approach toward Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has had an unexpected consequence: helping unite Europe behind her.

After Trump questioned Italy's reliability as a wartime ally and claimed Meloni had sought his attention, European leaders rallied around the Italian premier, easing years of unease over her hard-right politics.

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